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shashwat
shashwat

Reputation: 8004

Convert int (that is casted from enum) to string is giving enum value back as string

I have following statement in my code

string str = ((int)(UserRating)Enum.Parse(typeof(UserRating), ques.UserResponse)).ToString()

I need to store a number in str. Something like "1", "2" or "3".

My Enum declaration is as below:

public enum UserRating
{
    One = 1, Two, Three, Four, Five
}

Full statement is below:

UserResponse = (ques.Type == UserQuestionType.Rating ? ((int)Enum.Parse(typeof(UserRating), ques.UserResponse)).ToString() : ques.UserResponse)

Upvotes: 0

Views: 266

Answers (3)

Nogard
Nogard

Reputation: 1789

If you want to get "1" from your enum try: 

UserRating.One.ToString("d");

If you want to get "One" from your enum (easier to match perhaps) just omit the parameter in ToString(): 

UserRating.One.ToString();

And your full statement is altered like this:

UserResponse = (ques.Type == UserQuestionType.Rating ?
                ((UserRating)Enum.Parse(typeof(UserRating), ques.UserResponse)).ToString("d") : ques.UserResponse);

But be sure to test it on questions which type is equal to UserQuestionType.Rating (or put any always true statement for testing)

Upvotes: 2

Tim Schmelter
Tim Schmelter

Reputation: 460138

Sometimes it helps to use more than one line:

UserRating userResponseEnum = (UserRating)Enum.Parse(typeof(UserRating), ques.UserResponse);
int userRatingValue = (int) userResponseEnum;
string str = userRatingValue.ToString();

Upvotes: 1

King King
King King

Reputation: 63327

Try this:

string str = ((int)Enum.Parse(typeof(UserRating), ques.UserResponse)).ToString();

You can cast an enum value to int directly.

Upvotes: 2

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